Hamlet 1913

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Shots from the 1913 version of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' starring Sir Johnstone Forbes Robertson. Battlement scenes where Hamlet sees the ghost of his father.

Intertitle reads: "Hamlet.... Look, where it comes again! In the same figure, like the king that's...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
60968
Sort Number:
UN 0001 H (R)
Time in/Out:
01:31:28:00 / 01:32:29:00
Canister:
UN 1 H (R)
Film ID:
1828.06
Issue Date:

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  • "Sir Johnstone Forbes Robertson" in text and tags should read Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson.

    "Hamlet looks shocked" - actually at this point in the play Hamlet is unaware of the ghost's appearances. The two men nearest the ghost are instead Horatio and Marcellus, with, behind them, the guard Barnardo.

    jamied 9th Jul 2012
  • Barnardo is played by Richard Andean.

    Marcellus is played by Robert Atkins.

    Horatio is played by S A Cookson.

    jamied 9th Jul 2012

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